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Tsubasacon Announces Industry and Musical Guests for 2009

May 9th 2009

2009 Proves to be a Guest Filled Year for Huntington Anime Convention

HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA – May 9, 2009 – Tsubasacon will be welcoming
new anime industry guests, along with some familiar faces, to its 2009
convention.

Tsubasacon, established in Charleston in 2004, is West Virginia's first
and only anime convention and Japanese culture festival. Tsubasacon is
held annually at the Riverfront Ballroom and Conference Center in
Huntington and hosts a wide variety of entertainment and programming
geared towards all ages and interests.

Tsubasacon will be returning to Huntington on October 9–11, 2009, with a
guest list including anime industry notables Leah Clark and Darrel
Guilbeau, returning musical performer Lisa Furukawa, and artists Jen Lee
Quick and Gina Biggs. "Guests are always a big draw for anime
conventions," quoted Jerad Bailey, head of Tsubasacon's Convention
Operations, "Tsubasacon is glad to have so many wonderful, talented
people this year."

Leah Clark is a voice actress, theater actress, and ADR (Automated
Dialogue Replacement) Director who has worked on notable projects such
as Darker than Black, One Piece, Ouran High School Host Club, Suzuka,
and Trinity Blood. Darrel Guilbeau, a voice actor from Louisiana, has
voiced the lead role of Overman King Gainer, as well as supporting cast
for Cyborg 009, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Samurai
Champloo, and various video games.

Lisa Furukawa, a Japanese American pianist, singer, and songwriter, has
previously performed for Tsubasacon, most recently during the
convention's first year in Huntington. "Lisa [Furukawa] has always been
one of our favorite guests, and I'm glad we are able to have her back
again," said Jerad Bailey.

Also returning to Tsubasacon is Jen Lee Quick, an OEL (Original
English-Language) manga artist and author of the Tokyopop-licensed manga
"Off*Beat". New to Tsubasacon is Gina Biggs, author of the webcomic "Red
String" and head of Strawberry Comics, an all-female group of comic
creators specializing in character-driven stories of drama and romance.

ABOUT TSUBASACON: First established in 2004, Tsubasacon is West
Virginia's first and only convention focusing on Japanese animation and
comics, respectively know as "anime" and "manga". In early 2006, control
of the convention was transferred from Charleston Anime and Manga
Society, Inc. to Tsubasacon, Inc. Tsubasacon's goals are to promote
anime and manga in West Virginia and to establish a social framework
though which anime and manga fans can interact with each other.

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